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Public Records (01.19.24)

Activity ID #: 2011973 Video Password: WDA Presented by Mon-Cheri Barns, Public Records Specialist with King County Department of Public Defense. 1.0 Law and Legal credits. PowerPoint Presentation PDR Training – Handout &nbs...

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Defending in the Era of COVID-19 (04.03.20)

WSBA Activity ID # TBD Video Password: WDA Defending in the Era of COVID-19 PowerPoint

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2019 WDA Defender Conference: Game Changing Strategies for Public Defenders

Activity ID # 1113200 Video Passwords: WDA What you Need to Know: Policy and Legislative Update Presented by Christie Hedman, Executive Director, Washington Defender Association and Kelly Vomacka, Attorney, Law Office of Kelly Vom...

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The Defender’s Toolbox: Emerging Issues and Essential Skills (Gonzaga) 11.02.18

Activity ID # 1109149 Video Passwords: WDA Click here for a full schedule. Representing Clients Facing an Indeterminate Sex Offense Sentence. Presented by Cindy Arends Elsberry, Washington Defender Association. Supplementary Docum...

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The Defender’s Toolbox: Emerging Issues and Essential Skills (10.12.18)

Available Materials for The Defender’s Toolbox: Emerging Issues and Essential Skills Full Schedule Representing Clients Facing Indeterminate Sex Offense Sentencing. Cindy Arends Elsberry, Washington Defender Association. What...

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2018 Defender Conference: Moving Toward Justice (04.27.18 – 04.28.17)

Materials and Recording of the 2018 Defender Conference: Moving Toward Justice.

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2017 Defender Conference: Taking Advocacy to the Next Level–Video

Two day conference relevant to all practice areas.

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Consequences of Conviction: How Criminal, Juvenile & Dependency Attorneys Can Work Together to Help Keep Families Intact (09.30.16)

This training provides concrete strategies for criminal, juvenile and dependency attorneys to support their clients with children in order to reduce the likelihood of termination of parental rights.

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Effectively Advising Criminal Clients About Related Civil Claims (10.16.15)

Effectively Advising Criminal Clients About Related Civil Claims

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Non-English Speakers in the Courtroom: Clients and Witnesses Who Require the Use of Interpreters (5.29.2015)

This training focuses on the many issues that arise when working with individuals who need interpreter services and the court’s obligation to provide those services.

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